Experience Chinatown through food, film and fun. Come to The Green Line’s upcoming community event to learn how the downtown enclave is an ecosystem built to fight gentrification tied to cultural displacement.
Chinatown West offers more than yummy dumpling spots and souvenir shops. It’s a system built by immigrants and their descendents to keep Chinese culture and traditions thriving and protected.
Like many other ethnic enclaves in Toronto, it faces gentrification tied to cultural displacement. That’s why we want to highlight the efforts of local residents by looking at the Chinatown Land Trust, small businesses, family associations, cultural expression and community organizing in our four-part short documentary series. As development pressure continues to reshape our city, Chinatown is fighting for permanence and presence.
The Green Line is hosting a special screening and dinner event on Tuesday, July 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. in partnership with The Depanneur and Wok Theory.
So come by The Depanneur to watch our docs, then head over to Wok Theory to enjoy a delicious Cantonese homestyle dinner, dumpling-folding demonstration and community conversation.
Check out this Eventbrite post for our full programming and to reserve your spot before tickets sell out!
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